Unit8learningaforeignlanguageTeachingproceduresStep1Pre-reading1.Whataresomeofthedifficultieswemustfacewhenwetrytolearnaforeignlanguage?2.Howdowelearnouemothertongue?3.Howislearningaforeignlanguagedifferentfromlearningourmothertongue?4.Whatarethecharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners?5.Howdothesecharacteristicsandskillshelpuslearn?6.Howcanwedevelopourconfidence?7.Whatcanwedotolearnbetterandfaster?Step2Fastreading1Whatisthemostpuzzlingquestioninlearningourmothertongue?2Ifwedevelopourstudyskillsandwayoflearning,islearningforeignlanguagetwiceashardoraseasy?Step3CarefulreadingStep4Tellthesentencestrueorfalse1Althoughexpertsdon’tagreeeachother,theyallshareacommonopinion:Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool.T（第2段）2Westudyourmothertonguealldaylongforabout5yearsbeforewemasterit.Butweonlyspendafewhoursaweekandinafewyears’timewecanspeakaforeignlanguage.T（第3段）3.Successfullanguagelearnersusuallystepawayfromtheacademicchallenges.F（第5段）4Thelessanxiousandmorerelaxedthelearner,theworsetheirlanguageacquisition.F（第5段）Step5Readingcomprehension：Choosethebestanswers1.Mostchildrenhavemasteredtheirmothertongue.A.attheageoffiveB.bytheageofeightC.beforetheyarefiveD.sincetheywerefive答案：C（第2段）2.Thesentence“Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool”means.A.weareequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguageB.thekeytolearnthelanguagewellistocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundusC.parentscangivechildrenlanguagelessons用心爱心专心115号编辑D.peoplecanlearnthelanguagebythemselves答案：B（第2段）3.Successfullanguagelearnersdosharethefollowingcharacteristicsexcept.A.theabilitytomemorizethewordsB.aninterestinunderstandingtheirownthinkingC.willingnesstotakechancesD.confidenceintheirability答案：A（第4段）4.What’sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue.B.Learningaforeignlanguageismoreimportantthanlearningourmothertongue.C.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceaseasyifwedevelopourstudyskills.D.Infact,thenumberofpeoplelearningaforeignlanguagehasincreasedwithyears.答案：CStep6ReadthetextquicklyandtrytogetgeneralideaofeachparagraphPara.1.Theenvironmentalfactoroflearningmothertongue.Para.2.Differentopinionsoflanguageexperts.Para.3.Thedifferencebetweenlearningmotherandlearningaforeignlanguage.Para.4.Thecharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners.Para.5.DifferentlearningwaysofsuccessfullanguagelearnersPara.6.Theimportanceofthepurposeoflearning.Para.7Thepurposeofwritingthepassagetotellusthatlearningaforeignlanguagedoesnothavetobetwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue.Languagepointsinreading1.motivation:motiven.(CN)动机目的motivatevt.作为┉的动机；激发motivationn.(UN)动机；积极性I’msufferingfromalackofmotivation.Mynewjobisreallyboring.我变得缺乏干劲，因为我的新工作极为沉闷。Thestrongerthe_________is,themorequicklyapersonwilllearna用心爱心专心115号编辑foreignlanguage.A.acquisitionB.comprehensionC.associationD.motivationHewas___________bylove,andexpectednothinginreturn.A.drivenB.motivatedC.forcedD.compelled(强迫)What'sthebestwaytolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.InawordloveisthemotherofsuccessinLearningEnglish.SoasateacherofEnglish,wemayknowmoreaboutmotivation.InthiswaywemaydoourbesttomotivateourstudentsinEnglishlearning.Inreadingthispaper,youmayhaveabetterunderstandinmotivation.Takeyourroleformotivatingstudents,you'llbecomebetterinteaching...
